Trump administration approves S$11b F-16 fighter jet sales to Taiwan

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WASHINGTON DC —The Trump administration is moving forward with an US$8 billion (S$11.1 billion) sale of F-16 fighter jets to Taiwan, United States officials said Friday (Aug 16). The move is certain to further anger China at a time when a long-running trade war between Washington and Beijing has upended relations between the world’s two largest economies and contributed to stock market turmoil.

 

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